Ramesh Saigal was an Indian film director, producer, screenwriter and actor in
Hindi language films.
Professional life
His major work includes
''Railway Platform'' (1955),
''Shola Aur Shabnam'' (1961) and
''Ishq Par Zor Nahin'' (1970).
He was instrumental in giving veteran actor
Sunil Dutt a break in the film Railway Platform (1955) when Sunil Dutt was hosting the show, Lipton Ki Mehfil on
Radio Ceylon. While covering the
Dilip Kumar
Mohammed Yusuf Khan (; 11 December 1922 – 7 July 2021), better known by his stage name Dilip Kumar, was an Indian actor who worked in Hindi cinema. Credited with pioneering method acting in cinema, he dominated the Indian movie scene from ...
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Shikast
''Shikast'' () is a 1953 Hindi drama film produced and directed by Ramesh Saigal. The film stars Dilip Kumar, Nalini Jaywant, Durga Khote, Om Prakash and K. N. Singh. The film's music is by Shankar–Jaikishan. Wajahat Mirza wrote the story and ...
in 1953, Dutt met director Ramesh Saigal, who impressed by his personality and voice, offered him a role in his upcoming movie. Ramesh Saigal coined the new screen name "Sunil Dutt" for the debutante actor whose real name was Balraj Dutt to avoid name conflicts with the then veteran actor
Balraj Sahni.
Filmography
Director
Producer
Screenwriter
References
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Film producers from Mumbai
Hindi film producers
Hindi-language film directors
Film directors from Mumbai
Indian Hindus
20th-century Indian film directors
Indian male screenwriters
Screenwriters from Mumbai
Hindi screenwriters